Labour ‘fudges’ their first Budget
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled her financial plans for Britain’s economy in the first Labour budget in 14 years. Government borrowing is set to reach £127 billion, and tax revenue hikes of £40 billion. Mike Salem, the UK Country Associate for the Consumer Choice Center (CCC), has reacted to Reeves’ Budget. Salem said, “Reducing […]
End the HHS misadventure on alcohol consumption
The Department of Health and Human Services is weighing whether or not to freeze a study on the health impacts of alcohol consumption after a bipartisan group of 100 lawmakers expressed concern about the integrity of the research being performed. The report is meant to inform the next round of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines, but what has become clear is that the process has been […]
Attenzione a come il Neo-Proibizionismo influenza le politiche mondiali sull’alcol
“Non esiste un livello di consumo di alcol senza effetti sulla salute”. Questa è la sentenza, o l’epitaffio se preferite, emanata nel gennaio del 2023 dall’Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità, che, come ormai è noto, ha intrapreso una spietata crociata verso il consumo di alcol tout court. L’obiettivo è proteggere le generazioni presenti e future dagli effetti […]
Ford must allow grocery stores to sell all alcohol during LCBO strike
There’s an easy way for Premier Doug Ford to help folks out during the LCBO strike: Just let private retailers sell all liquor products, at least during the strike. It’s easy to do. And it happens all over Canada and around the world. Alberta and Saskatchewan let local businesses serve their thirsty neighbours. The rules […]
How Neo-Prohibitionists Came to Shape Alcohol Policy
IN JANUARY 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) dropped a bombshell-they announced there was “no safe level”1 of alcohol consumption. For the past five years, the WHO has been treating light alcohol consumption as a grave public health emergency. It seems a surprising priority for the world’s premier health organization-until a closer read of their policy documents […]
Ottawa should follow Ontario’s lead and freeze beer taxes
On Friday, the province of Ontario announced it is freezing the 4.6 per cent scheduled increase in beer taxes, and will hold off on any tax increases until 2026. This is great news for beer drinkers in Ontario, but because of similar policies at the federal level, the national excise tax on all alcohol is […]
Raising the Minimum Unit Price on Alcohol is Harmful for Everyone
London (UK), 7 February 2024 -The Consumer Choice Center (CCC), a global advocacy group championing individual freedom and consumer choice, is alarmed by the latest plan of the Scottish Government to raise the minimum pricing on alcohol by 30%. It is not a sensible economic measure, and the policy will not improve overall quality of life […]
‘We raise our glass to you, Virginia’: Group applauds new approach to beer delivery
A Richmond-based consumer advocacy group is applauding Virginia for a new approach to beer regulation and delivery. The recent budget passed by Virginia’s General Assembly allocates funding for the creation of a Virginia Beer Distribution Company, or VBDC. The VBDC will be a branch of the state’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and will […]
Consumer Choice Center Raises a Glass to Virginia’s New Chapter for Beer Distribution
RICHMOND, VA — The Consumer Choice Center (CCC) enthusiastically welcomes a recent development in Virginia’s approach to beer regulation, marked by the recent signing of the state budget by Governor Glenn Youngkin. This budget allocates funding for the creation of the Virginia Beer Distribution Co. (VBDC), a branch of the state’s Department of Agriculture and […]
Unmasking the Fun Police
A lot has already been discussed regarding the Centre for Substance Use and Addiction’s (CCSA) report that recommends drastic changes to health guidelines for alcohol.1 Experts from the International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research (ISFAR) called it “a pseudo-scientific amalgamation of selected studies of low scientific validity that fit their preconceived notions,” and more recently 16 prominent Quebec-based […]
Consumers need alcohol facts, not misleading warnings
Last month, on World No Tobacco Day, federal Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Carolyn Bennett announced on Twitter that Canada would become the first country in the world to mandate that each individual cigarette sold carry a warning label, mirroring what consumers already see on the front of the pack. This would seem to be […]
Anti-alcohol extremists should not determine alcohol policy
It is increasingly clear that the temperance lobby is increasing its influence both globally and domestically Since last August, when the Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Abuse (CSSA) published its updated alcohol guidelines, telling Canadians that having more than two drinks per week is a problem, alcohol policy has been placed back under the […]
